Quick definitions from WordNet (pit)▸ noun:a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate ("A British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'")▸ noun:a trap in the form of a concealed hole▸ noun:a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) ("They dug a pit to bury the body")▸ noun:a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)▸ noun:a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it▸ noun:lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers▸ noun:the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed▸ verb:set into opposition or rivalry ("Pit a chess player against the Russian champion")▸ verb:remove the pits from ("Pit plums and cherries")▸ verb:mark with a scar
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